Artemis 2

NASA Invites Media to Speak with Artemis II Moon Crew, Recovery Team

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Media are invited to speak with the four Artemis II astronauts on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Naval Base San Diego in California.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Media are invited to speak with the four Artemis II astronauts on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Naval Base San Diego in California.
  • The crew will fly around the Moon next year as part of NASA's Artemis campaign, marking the first astronauts to make the journey in more than 50 years.
  • Media interested in attending must RSVP by 4 p.m. PST, Monday, Feb. 26, to Naval Base San Diego Public Affairs at [email protected] or 619-556-7359.
  • For more about NASA's Artemis II mission, visit:
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Major Year of Launches, Crewed Space Flights from Florida's Space Coast

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

That pace will continue this year, including plans for an impressive six crewed launches.

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  • That pace will continue this year, including plans for an impressive six crewed launches.
  • January 17 — Axiom Space began private, commercially crewed space flights in 2022, and this month will make their third mission to the International Space Station.
  • Axiom-3 features an all-European crew with chief astronaut Michael López-Alegría of Spain, who has flown on the space shuttle Columbia and a Soyuz craft.
  • Head to VisitSpaceCoast.com to begin planning your out-of-this-world vacation at the only beach that doubles as a launch pad.

CES News, a New Taco Bell Menu, 2024's Best Jobs: Top Stories from The Week That You Might Have Missed

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Friday, January 12, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire.
  • The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story.
  • Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
  • CES kicked off this week and PR Newswire is the official news distribution provider and host of the CES Exhibitor Media Center for the fourth consecutive year.

NASA Shares Progress Toward Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

To safely carry out these missions, agency leaders are adjusting the schedules for Artemis II and Artemis III to allow teams to work through challenges associated with first-time developments, operations, and integration.

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  • To safely carry out these missions, agency leaders are adjusting the schedules for Artemis II and Artemis III to allow teams to work through challenges associated with first-time developments, operations, and integration.
  • NASA will now target September 2025 for Artemis II , the first crewed Artemis mission around the Moon, and September 2026 for Artemis III , which is planned to land the first astronauts near the lunar South Pole.
  • "We are returning to the Moon in a way we never have before, and the safety of our astronauts is NASA's top priority as we prepare for future Artemis missions," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • "Artemis is a long-term exploration campaign to conduct science at the Moon with astronauts and prepare for future human missions to Mars.

NASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Artemis Moon Mission Plans

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Friday, January 5, 2024

In addition to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, agency participants will include:

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  • In addition to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, agency participants will include:
    Industry partner representatives also will be available to answer questions during the call.
  • To participate by telephone, media must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the event to: [email protected] .
  • In the time since NASA's successful flight test of the Artemis I mission, the agency has continued to learn from that flight and prepare for Artemis II, the first crewed mission around the Moon under Artemis.
  • NASA has made significant progress toward Artemis III, which is planned to land the first astronauts near the lunar South Pole; Artemis IV, which is planned to be the first mission to incorporate the Gateway lunar space station; and future Artemis missions.

Six space missions to look forward to in 2024

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

It’s going to be a bumper time for space missions in 2024 – especially to the Moon, our nearest neighbour.

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  • It’s going to be a bumper time for space missions in 2024 – especially to the Moon, our nearest neighbour.
  • Rather than peering through telescopes to look at the stars, I prefer to see them in a vial in my lab.
  • So it was a great delight to see the safe return of Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission from asteroid (101955) Bennu in September 2023.

CLPS missions

  • Nasa’s series of Commercial Lunar Payload Service (CLPS) missions, many of which will launch in 2024, are set to bring a variety of instruments to the Moon.
  • The CLPS programme is part of Nasa’s Artemis initiative to continue human exploration of the Moon.
  • CLPS-2 is timetabled to launch in early January 2024, and there are four other CLPS missions planned for launch throughout the year.

Trailblazer


Continuing the lunar theme, Nasa’s Trailblazer mission travels to the Moon to understand where any water is situated. Is it locked inside rock as part of the mineral structure, or is it deposited as ice on the rocky surface? Trailblazer is currently scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2024. However, no precise date has been confirmed. It’s a small mission, part of the Artemis human lunar exploration programme.

Chang'e 6

  • This is particularly significant because the spacecraft will collect material from the lunar farside – the South Pole Aitkin Basin.
  • This is a region where it is believed there is abundant frozen water.

Hera


In September 2022, Nasa’s Dart mission encountered a system consisting of two asteroids called Didymos and Dimorphos, and crashed into Dimorphos (the junior partner). The impact had a purpose: to see if such a collision could divert the asteroid in its path – a necessary goal if ever Earth were to be the target of a direct hit by an incoming asteroid.

  • But what we don’t know (and won’t until Hera arrives in 2026) is how effective the impact was.
  • Hera will investigate in detail – and its results will help to define Earth’s planetary defence protocol.

Europa Clipper

  • Launching almost at the same time as Hera is a Nasa flagship mission: the Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa.
  • Excitingly, Europa may host life in the form of a substantial fauna analogous to the animals that live on the deep ocean floor around hydrothermal vents.
  • Europa Clipper will fly past Europa between 40 and 50 times, taking detailed images of the surface, monitoring the satellite for icy plumes – and, most importantly, looking to see whether this moon has the conditions suitable to support life.
  • The investigation will be complemented by observations from Esa’s Juice mission, which is currently on its way to Jupiter.

MMX

  • I will finish it with my anticipation of further delights to come.
  • The launch of the Japanese Space Agency’s Martian Moon Exploration (MMX) mission to Phobos is currently scheduled for September 2024, and designed to return material to Earth in 2029.


Monica Grady works for The Open University. She receives funding from The UKRI-Science and Technology Facilities Council. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Natural History Museum, London and Chancellor of Liverpool Hope University. She tweets (X's?) as @MonicaGrady

NASA Sets Coverage for White House National Space Council Meeting

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is participating in a meeting of the National Space Council on Wednesday, Dec. 20, in Washington.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is participating in a meeting of the National Space Council on Wednesday, Dec. 20, in Washington.
  • The meeting, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, will focus on international partnerships and is the third council meeting held by the Biden-Harris Administration.
  • NASA will provide coverage of the meeting at 2 p.m. EST on the NASA+ streaming service via the web or NASA app .
  • Coverage also will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube , and the agency's website .

Canadian Space Agency astronauts Jenni Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk to contribute to future missions, from the International Space Station to the Moon

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Jenni Gibbons will serve as the backup astronaut for the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon, while Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to a six-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS) launching aboard Starliner-1.

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  • Jenni Gibbons will serve as the backup astronaut for the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon, while Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to a six-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS) launching aboard Starliner-1.
  • Being part of this very select team will make her a key contributor to defining and validating the astronauts' training and processes for future Moon missions.
  • Jenni will have the chance to influence how future Artemis missions will unfold and how to prepare for them.
  • From the International Space Station to the Moon, Jenni Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk are about to write an exciting new chapter of Canada's history in space.

Circuit of The Americas Hosts NASA at Formula 1 USGP

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is hosting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the 2023 Formula 1 Lenovo United States Grand Prix.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is hosting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the 2023 Formula 1 Lenovo United States Grand Prix.
  • COTA is thrilled to host NASA during the next phase of its human space exploration mission, the Artemis program.
  • Subject matter experts from astronauts and NASA leadership will also be in attendance to answer fans’ most pressing questions.
  • "As two organizations with a presence felt around the world, but with a base right here in Texas, The Circuit is very excited to have NASA on campus at this year’s USGP.

NASA Astronaut Victor J. Glover Joins NASA Langley's Open House

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

HAMPTON, Va., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Artemis II astronaut Victor J. Glover will participate in the upcoming Open House at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on Saturday, Oct. 21.

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  • HAMPTON, Va., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Artemis II astronaut Victor J. Glover will participate in the upcoming Open House at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on Saturday, Oct. 21.
  • And as we get ready to open our doors for the 2023 Open House, we can't be more excited to welcome NASA Astronaut and Artemis II Crew Member Victor Glover to our center and join in sharing the NASA mission with the community," said NASA's Langley Research Center Director Clayton Turner.
  • Glover's visit will be a part of Open House activities happening from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
  • The 2023 Open House is free and open to the public.